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Chapter 18

           Youareveryfondofbendinglittleminds;butwherelittlemindsbelongtorichpeopleinauthority,Ithinktheyhaveaknackofswellingout,tilltheyarequiteasunmanageableasgreatones.Icanimagine,thatifyou,asyouare,Mr.Knightley,weretobetransportedandplacedallatonceinMr.FrankChurchill’ssituation,youwouldbeabletosayanddojustwhatyouhavebeenrecommendingforhim;anditmighthaveaverygoodeffect.TheChurchillsmightnothaveawordtosayinreturn;butthen,youwouldhavenohabitsofearlyobedienceandlongobservancetobreakthrough.Tohimwhohas,itmightnotbesoeasytoburstforthatonceintoperfectindependence,andsetalltheirclaimsonhisgratitudeandregardatnought.Hemayhaveasstrongasenseofwhatwouldberight,asyoucanhave,withoutbeingsoequal,underparticularcircumstances,toactuptoit."

           "Thenitwouldnotbesostrongasense.Ifitfailedtoproduceequalexertion,itcouldnotbeanequalconviction."

           "Oh,thedifferenceofsituationandhabit!Iwishyouwouldtrytounderstandwhatanamiableyoungmanmaybelikelytofeelindirectlyopposingthose,whomaschildandboyhehasbeenlookinguptoallhislife."

           "Ouramiableyoungmanisaveryweakyoungman,ifthisbethefirstoccasionofhiscarryingthrougharesolutiontodorightagainstthewillofothers.Itoughttohavebeenahabitwithhimbythistime,offollowinghisduty,insteadofconsultingexpediency.

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